2006 Governor General's Awards

The 2006 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (68 books) were announced October 16, winners announced November 21 and awards presented December 13.[1] The prize for writers and illustrators was $15,000 and "a specially bound copy of the winning book".[1]

In a novelty, the winners were announced at simultaneous press conferences in Toronto and Montreal, with English-language assembled in Toronto and French-language winners assembled in Montreal. The finale spanned two days in Ottawa, with presentations December 13 at Rideau Hall, the Governor General's residence; readings and books signings at Library and Archives Canada on December 14.[1]

English

Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Peter Behrens, The Law of Dreams
Non-fiction Ross King, The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism
  • Afua Cooper, The Hanging of Angélique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montréal
  • Susanne Reber and Robert Renaud, Starlight Tour: The Last, Lonely Night of Neil Stonechild
  • Michael Strangelove, The Empire of Mind: Digital Piracy and the Anti-Capitalist Movement
  • Christine Wiesenthal, The Half-Lives of Pat Lowther
Poetry John Pass, Stumbling in the Bloom
Drama Daniel MacIvor, I Still Love You
Children's literature William Gilkerson, Pirate's Passage
Children's illustration Leo Yerxa, Ancient Thunder
  • Eugenie Fernandes, Earth Magic
  • Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stéphan Daigle, The Birdman
  • Jon Morse, Casey at the Bat
  • Maxwell Newhouse, Let's Go for a Ride
French to English translation Hugh Hazelton, Vetiver (Vétiver, Joël Des Rosiers)

French

Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Andrée Laberge, La Rivière du loup
Non-fiction Pierre Ouellet, À force de voir: histoire de regards
Poetry Hélène Dorion, Ravir: les lieux
Drama Évelyne de la Chenelière, Désordre public
Children's literature Dany Laferrière, Je suis fou de Vava
  • Édith Bourget, Les saisons d'Henri
  • Fernande D. Lamy, Cauchemar aveugle
  • Françoise Lepage, Poupeska
  • Daniel Mativat, Nuits rouges
Children's illustration Rogé, Le gros monstre qui aimait trop lire
  • Steve Adams, Le trésor de Jacob
  • Marie Lafrance, Le petit chien de laine
  • Lino, Les cendres de maman
  • Frédéric Normandin, Je suis fou de Vava
English to French translation Sophie Voillot, Un jardin de papier (Salamander, Thomas Wharton)

References

  1. "The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2006 Governor General's Literary Awards". News Releases – 2006. Canada Council (canadacouncil.ca). October 16, 2006. Archived 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
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